‘Net News: 13th August 2012

Congratulations to the authors shortlisted for this year’s Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards. The Writing for Young Adults shortlist is:

All I Ever Wanted by Vikki Wakefield

The Shadow Girl by John Larkin

Shiny Guys by Doug MacLeod

We are honoured to have Vikki Wakefield in conversation with Fiona Wood (author of Six Impossible Things) here at the State Library of Victoria on Tuesday, 28th August. The event is free, but bookings are required: click here for more information.

The John Marsden Prize for creative writing by those aged 24 years and younger is open once again. It’s one of the biggest prize pools for writing specifically by young people. Entries close 3rd September, so get writing now!

Oxford University Press is digitising and gamifying classical children’s literature (including Alice in Wonderland and ArabianNights)to entice and engage young readers. Do you think the development is really a “strawberry” or just more chocolate-covered broccoli?